YEAR 5 CURRICULUM
Spring 2 and Summer 1 - World War Two
Spring 2 and Summer 1 – World War Two
We will be discovering how the people of Brighton and Hove were affected by the Second World War by exploring concepts such as: rationing, bombing, evacuations and adjustments to home life. We will visit our very own Air raid shelters and have talks from local evacuees and build Anderson shelters in DT.
As writers we will be looking at the book ‘Friend or Foe’ by Michael Murporgo. This book focuses on evacuation. We will be letter writing, creating a radio broadcast, looking at persuasive writing and debating morals within the story.
After Easter our book focus is ‘The lion and the Unicorn’ by Shirley Hughes. This book looks at the war from the perspective of an evacuee who draws courage from his father’s badge to help him deal with fear and loneliness. We will be writing character and setting descriptions, speeches and a poem. We will also innovate from the ideas in the story to write our own meeting a character in a secret garden with speech.
During the Brighton Festival in May, Year 5 will display examples of their writing and art work at Take Shelter for members of the public to enjoy.
